After the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty banned open-air nuclear testing, the tower was dismantled and despite its immense size moved from its original location to Jackass Flats in Area 25 of the Nevada Test Site, where it was used for Operation HENRE (High Energy Neutron Reactions Experiment), a series of radiation measurement experiments using a small linear accelerator to provide neutrons.

Constructed of fifty-one 30 ft (9.1 m) sections of high tensile steel, the structure was higher than the 1,472 ft (449 m) Empire State Building. It was supported by 5.5 mi (8.9 km) of guy wires designed to withstand winds exceeding 120 mph (190 km/h). The tower was equipped with an outside hoist to lift scientific equipment, and a two-person elevator inside the tower moved at 100 ft (30 m) per minute. The tower weighed 345 tons (313 tonnes).[1]

The structure was demolished on May 23, 2012.[2] The National Nuclear Security Administration listed reasons for the removal as safety concerns for nearby workers, unreasonable costs to restore the structure to working condition and hazards to air traffic.[3]